SEGMENT DATA Net Revenue and OIBDA (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) operating_segment	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 139,182	$ 111,732
OIBDA		30,667	21,092
Depreciation		(7,366)	(5,959)
Amortization of Intangible Assets		(2,356)	(2,109)
Operating income		20,945	13,024
Interest Expense		(15,012)	(18,993)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 5)		(109)	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)		4,157	2,232
Income / (loss) before tax		9,981	(3,737)
Bulgaria
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		19,433	15,305
OIBDA		2,981	1,258
Czech Republic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		51,534	39,474
OIBDA		15,370	10,747
Romania
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		45,961	38,944
OIBDA		18,893	14,460
Slovak Republic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		22,953	18,340
OIBDA		1,103	748
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1]	(699)	(331)
Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		$ 12	(8)
Total operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | operating_segment		4
OIBDA		$ 38,359	27,205
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
OIBDA		$ (7,692)	$ (6,113)

[1] (1) Reflects revenues earned from the sale of content to other country segments in CME Ltd. All other revenues are third party revenues.